
ASTROPHYSICS IN A NUTSHELL |
Subtitle:
Second Edition
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Book Category:
Science > Astronomy
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Author:
Dan Maoz
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780691164793
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Price:
USD 74.53
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Publication Year:
2016
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Publisher Info
Princeton University Press. InquiryBook Description
Written by Dan Maoz, a leading active researcher, and designed for advanced undergraduate science majors, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is a brief but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy. Generously illustrated, it covers the essentials of modern astrophysics, emphasizing the common physical principles that govern astronomical phenomena, and the interplay between theory and observation, while also introducing subjects at the forefront of modern research, including black holes, dark matter, dark energy, and gravitational lensing.
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